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April 05, 2007

What I have learned

Last month, Jeff  De Cagna and Lisa Junker posted some simple truths about what each had learned, and I have been stewing on how best to add to the dialog.  So here are my top five.

It’s not about you.  Really. Attract people to something larger. Find your calling.  Make it your day job.   

Generate energy. Don’t waste it. Create more heat, and light, than you expend. Change the rules. Reframe the dialog so you own the space.

Know less. Get answers to questions you are not asking. Hire to your weakness. Stop getting in your own way.

Learn one. Do one. Teach one. Repeat.  Learn from others. Learn from experience. Learn from those you teach.  Professionals practice.

People are the whole point.  It really doesn’t matter what this year’s issue is, or what we do about it.  It’s how we engage people, grow and change, personally and professionally,  and leave us all the better for it.

Posted at 09:15 AM in Zen Essentials |

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